April 2025

Smiley Sneakers!

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Hoop, Hoop, Hooray!

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Skill-Building Sheets

Academic Standards

 

Learning Objective:

Children will meet Justice Swann, a boy who helped design a sneaker worn by a basketball star.

 

Vocabulary:

designed, WNBA, canvas, logo

 

Social Studies Focus:

Autism Awareness Month


Social and Life Skills:

social awareness

 

CCSS:

RI.1.1 ask and answer questions; RI.1.4 determine meaning of words; RI.1.5 text features; RI.1.10 read informational texts; RF.1.1 punctuation; RF.1.2 vowels; W.1.8 gather information; SL.1.1 participate in collaborative conversations